Director Network Operations

MSG Entertainment Holdings, LLC; New York (NY); On-site; USD 134,000 - 230,000; Full time

Job summary

Madison Square Garden Entertainment Corp. (MSG Entertainment) is seeking a Director of Network Operations to lead the team that supports the MSGE family of venues and facilities.

You will manage enterprise network operations, incident response, and documentation across events, ensuring reliable services and effective change control. You will collaborate with Enterprise Technology, Production Operations, and venue teams to deliver secure, high‑availability networks for live events and guest

Qualifications

• Minimum 10 years in enterprise network operations with leadership experience.
• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, computer science, or equivalent.
• Five years in vendor management with large organizations (Cisco, Palo Alto, F5).

Responsibilities

• Lead the network operations team for MSGE venues and events.
• Provide Level 1–3 support and incident management during live events.
• Maintain network diagrams, configurations, and documentation.
• Coordinate with venue tech ops and engineering teams for deployments.
• Ensure SOPs for alert handling, escalation, and change control.

Skills

Network operations management

Vendor management

Team leadership

Incident triage

Monitoring & alerting

Change control processes

Documentation

Event coordination

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering/computer science

Tools

ServiceNow

SolarWinds

Cisco WLC

Nexus Dashboard Fabric Controller

Meinberg PTP Trackhound

Catalyst Center

Cisco ThousandEyes

Job description

Madison Square Garden Entertainment Corp. (MSG Entertainment) is a leader in live entertainment, delivering unforgettable experiences while forging deep connections with diverse and passionate audiences. The Company’s portfolio includes a collection of world-renowned venues – New York’s Madison Square Garden, Infosys Theater at Madison Square Garden, Radio City Music Hall, and Beacon Theatre; and The Chicago Theatre – that showcase a broad array of sporting events, concerts, family shows, and special events for millions of guests annually. In addition, the Company features the original production, theChristmas Spectacular Starring the Radio City Rockettes, which has been a holiday tradition for more than 90 years. More information is available atwww.msgentertainment.com.

Who are we hiring?

The Director Network Operations leads the team that operates and manages the deployed network infrastructure supporting the MSGE family of companies’ facilities and venues. The Director Network Operations will work with Enterprise Technology and respective venue Production and Technical Operations teams to understand business and technical requirements and to ensure live events are executed as intended. Director Network Operations will be responsible for managing subordinate network engineers, executing event support, Level 1 through 3 technical support, network infrastructure management, and identifying issues that required troubleshooting escalation. The Director Network Operations will execute infrastructure monitoring and event reporting.

What will you do?

• Monitors managed network devices and virtual machines and executes Level 1 Support — alert handling, incident triage, service restart/restoration, and escalation.
• Ensures network engineering support is provided to Madison Square Garden Entertainment and Sphere Entertainment venues for all events.
• Ensures standard operating procedures are in place for alert handling, incident triage, escalation, and network infrastructure/circuit deployment and decommissioning.
• Maintains running configurations and diagrams of all WAN/LAN networks and generates technical documentation for required network changes.
• Executes event and network status reporting in coordination with the Venue Technology and respective venue Technical Operations teams.
• Works in close partnership with technical engineering teams and provides technical consultation to ensure successful system implementation.
• Responsible for providing the network services that enable venue business applications and communication platforms, working closely with application and capability owners to ensure application/capability availability.
• Additionally responsible for the following:
  • Installation of network hardware and software.
  • Management and maintenance of network infrastructure.
  • Network monitoring, analysis, and reporting tools.
  • Day‑to‑day network operations.
  • Trouble ticket generation and response; carrier interface and escalations.
  • Application of configuration changes via our change control systems and processes.
• Provide exceptional experiences for our guests, partners, and team members, including by adhering to our appearance and presentation guidelines while on-site

What do you need to succeed?

• 10+ years of related experience
• Bachelor’s degree, or equivalent combination of education and experience
• Minimum of 10 years of enterprise network operations experience, must have experience managing geographically diverse teams of technologists
• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, computer science, or computer engineering preferred, or equivalent combination of education and experience
• 5 years of vendor management experience is required, must have managed complex vendor engagements with large organizations such as Cisco, Palo Alto, F5, and others
• 3 years’ experience supporting large events and venues
• Hands‑on experience deploying various tool sets that support monitoring and alerting across diverse platforms — must have integration experience working with event correlation platforms and ticketing systems such as ServiceNow
• Experience with network management/monitoring tools such as Cisco Wireless LAN Controller, Catalyst Center, Cisco Nexus Dashboard Fabric Controller, SolarWinds, Cisco ThousandEyes, and Meinberg PTP Trackhound

Special Requirements:

• Ability to work a flexible schedule in support of a 24/7 security environment, including evenings, weekends, holidays, and nontraditional work hours as operational requirements dictate.

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Pay Range

$134,000—$230,000 USD

At MSG, we recognize the importance of upskilling employees’ talents and strengths so they can drive their careers forward. We are proud to offer a robust set of tools and resources to help employees understand their interests and purpose, harness their talents and obtain the skills they need to reach the next step in their careers. Growth and longevity for our employees are top priorities here.

We value diversity and are looking for extraordinary employees of all backgrounds! MSG is an Equal Opportunity Employer and provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, sexual and reproductive health choices, national origin, citizenship, age, genetic information, disability, or veteran status. MSG complies with all applicable federal, state, and local laws governing nondiscrimination, including consideringrequests for reasonable accommodations as required.